Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!wuarchive!uunet!munnari.oz.au!comp.vuw.ac.nz!actrix!fnet!Steve_Lesner From: Steve_Lesner@f170.n771.z3.fidonet.org (Steve Lesner) Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc Subject: Re: OS/2 2.0 Message-ID: <9105231120.AA92756@f170.n771.z3.fidonet.org> Date: 17 May 91 22:33:14 GMT Reply-To: Steve_Lesner@f261.n141.z1.fidonet.org (Steve Lesner) Lines: 40 Comment-To: Stephen_Darragh@f662.n690.z3.fidonet.org (Stephen Darragh) SD> But all that aside - what makes Unix a better choice for me (should I SD> ever have enough money to run it :-) is the muliuser capabilities and the SD> filing system. The way the filing system works is right for me - as SD> opposed to the HPFS. Unix will happily run on about the same megs as OS/2 happily runs upon-- about 8 megs--maybe 2 megs more for Unix but it all depends on what you need to do and what version of Unix. Unlike 1.x OS/2, unix wants a 386, Xenix will run on a 286. OS/2 2.0 will be just like Unix -- it will need at least a 386. 8 megs is a VERY comfortable amount for OS/2 1.3. Unlike Unix, OS/2 may be just about as happy with 4 or 6 megs. If you can login your OS/2 PC(s) onto a Novell or equivalent Lan, you'll have all the unix functionally you desire. In fact, Novell is based on unix in many ways. And I'm sure the same holds true for Lan Man, etc, nets. I'd try and look a bit more closely at OS/2. You get a great DOS interface ( esp in 2.0) and then access to the many programs written with DOS in mind. But either way you go, you will have to spend some money as you want a multi- user system. Unix ain't cheap--SCO will cost at least $600. OS/2 can be had for half. The hardware requirements are close as stated above. However, with both platforms running on a intel type environment, you'll need com ports based on the amount of users you have. With OS/2 and Unix on a ISA intel type machine, that means another $300-500 for a Digboard (unless 2 users are enough). It will also cost a lot for SCO unix programs. They tend to run at least twice as much as DOS/OS2 products. For instance, a good compiler and debugger can be had in DOS and in OS/2 for about $250. I bet you'll spend $500 in SCO or any Unix for the same. And, really, you could also just run a lan period (no Os/2 or Unix). You could set up a Novell 2.2 non-dedicated server running on a 286 pc. Then, you'd have a workstation and a server with multiuser capabilites through ethernet or arcnet cards. But I'm getting to far on a tangent now. Suffice it to say, think very carefully on what you need. --- Maximus-CBCS v1.02.OS/2.B0 * Origin: Uh Huh, OS/2, I've got the right one Baby, Uh Huh (1:141/261)